In pencil on verso, "Old Sherman house, 1136 Greenleaf, Wilmette, IL. Here were held the first meetings of the council and the Cong[regational] Church" Stamped on verso: "Photography of Rebecca Fitch, 1033 Elmwood Ave., Wilmette"

Articles:
Judicial Decision Making and the End of Slavery in Illinois; Herndon on Lincoln: An Unknown Interview With a List of Books in the Lincoln & Herndon Law Office; Adler & Sullivan: The End of the Partnership and Its Aftermath; Author...

United States. Navy--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.; World War, 1939-1945--United States; War posters, American

Poster, 70 x 56 cm. Recto: a chart with a photo of a naval ship and insignia for workers of various trades. Verso: photos include uniformed sailors working at various trade skills, including repairing airplanes and attending classroom instruction.

Postcard of the monument to the miners from Mount Olive that were killed in the Virden Massacre, October 12, 1898. Note on verso: 'Erected by Sub Districts 5 & 6 to the memory of the miners killed at the Virden Massacre.' Monument is located in the...

Articles: "Awful Calamities now upon Us": the Civil War in Fountain Green, Illinois; "New Notions and Wild Vagaries": Elizabeth Packard's Quest for Personal Liberty; Death and the Maidens: The Newberry Sisters and the Marriage Question; The...

Note on verso: 'The day old Stinson plane owned by John E. Maynard of New Orleans, was swept by flames as it landed at the Commercial Airport today. Four persons were burned, two so seriously that they will probably die. The fire is believed to...